One was dubbed the “Cape Verdean Whitey Bulger.” Another was allowed to testify for the government after threatening to kill a state trooper, a prosecutor and a victim-witness advocate; police even kept his gun safe for him while he was ...

Nearly two years after the Tsarnaev brothers’ twin bombs ravaged the Boston Marathon, a jury has been asked to deliver justice on behalf of hundreds injured, dozens maimed and four killed. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving younger brother who has admitted ...

A gangland murder case is playing host to a bitter battle — featuring allegations of racism and retaliation — between the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and a former staffer. As first reported on masslawyersweekly.com, the Plymouth DA’s Office recently ...

As the defense takes center stage in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, lawyers for admitted co-conspirator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are petitioning the judge in hopes of turning arguments previously made by prosecutors to their advantage. As previously reported by Lawyers Weekly, ...

A Massachusetts gangland murder case is playing host to a bitter battle between the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and a former staffer featuring allegations of perjury, racism and retaliation. In an attempt to discredit former Plymouth County Assistant District ...

After more than two decades with the only firm she’s ever called home, Jaclyn L. Kugell took over last year as chairwoman of the management committee at 32-lawyer Morgan, Brown & Joy. With the promotion came a realization: They don’t ...

John “Jed” DeWick expected more out of attorney-conducted voir dire. As part of a 2014 tort reform package, Superior Court judges since February have been required to allow lawyers to participate in the questioning of prospective jurors during jury selection. ...

Prominent Boston divorce attorney Gerald L. Nissenbaum has been chastised by the Appeals Court in a domestic quarrel of his own: the long-running legal battle with his Boxford neighbor, Ingaldsby Farm. Calling his appeal of a denied complaint for contempt ...